ITEC cost

plug@arcticmail.com plug@arcticmail.com
Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:21:13 -0700


I vote for the Gilligan-powered exercise bike/
generator that the Professor built, and I
demand a recount.


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* On Fri, Nov 17, 2000 at 09:41:52AM -0700, der.hans wrote:
> Am 16. Nov, 2000 schwäzte Armin Hartinger so:
> 
> > Same here. Just let a hat go round at the next meeting. :-)
> > 
> > Something else: Talking about juice, how could it be arranged to have
> > electricty at a booth where none is available (e.g. club rio). A fully
> > charged large UPS might work (if you can haul it around), but maybe
> > there are better solutions and rentable?
> 
> I've thought about the UPS thing, but generally they seem to have to be
> freaking huge to get a couple of hours out of them :(.
> 
> Maybe a propane generator? Hydrogen powered would be cool, but I don't
> know of any that are available. If one could get a window booth solar
> would work for daytime stuff in Phoenix :).
> 
> Using copper and zinc plates it is possible to get juice from citrus
> fruit. Most I've ever seen is stuff to power a low watt bulb in a
> lamp. Anyone know more about this type of thing? Maybe PLUG into a half a
> dozen grapefruit and power the booth?
> 
> Gasoline based wouldn't work due to noise and exhaust.
> 
> ciao,
> 
> der.hans
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